South Bay Musical Theatre proudly presents our slate of shows for 2024-2025. Subscription renewals will be mailed in April. Watch for more details in the coming months.
No, No, Nanette: Sep. 28 – Oct. 19, 2024
No, No, Nanette is a lighthearted romp showcasing the charming music of Vincent Youmans. Even though it was written and first performed 100 years ago, it brought us a couple of songs about happiness that remain popular today. The wacky story involves three couples sharing a cottage in Atlantic City in the midst of a blackmail scheme, with plenty of deception, romantic mishaps, and comical misunderstandings. The score includes two of the best-known songs in musical theatre – “Tea for Two” and “I Want to Be Happy” – as well as “I’ve Confessed To The Breeze,” “You Can Dance With Any Girl” and “Take a Little One-Step.”
Fun fact: Johnny Carson had a running gag on The Tonight Show that owes a huge debt to No, No, Nanette: Whenever one of Johnny’s jokes would bomb, the band would play “Tea For Two” as Johnny dutifully broke into a tap dance to fill the awkward silence.
Urinetown, the Musical: Jan. 25 – Feb. 15, 2025
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! (In fact, it pokes fun at its own controversial title.) Hilariously funny, touchingly honest, and just as relevant today as when it was created 20 years ago, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
Brigadoon: May 17 – June 7, 2025
Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon is the enchanting and beloved Broadway and West End musical that inspired the classic MGM film, and numerous productions all over the world. Featuring such standards as “Almost Like Being in Love,” “Come to Me, Bend To Me,” and “Heather on the Hill,” Brigadoon is a timeless, romantic classic that vividly brings the mystery and magic of the Scottish highlands to life.
Synopsis: New Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at the mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every 100 years. When Tommy meets and falls in love with Fiona, a beautiful villager in this magical hamlet, he must decide whether to return to his old life, or stay in Brigadoon — forever.
Musicals of the New Millennium: Feb. 2, 2025
Great news! Brad Handshy will be back in 2025 with another long-awaited installment in his popular “Broadway By The Decade” series of cabaret concerts. This special one-night-only fundraiser event consistently sells out—and series subscribers get first access to the best seats. Having already covered the 1920s through the 90s in previous productions, Brad turns his talents to the first decade of the 2000s to bring us a mix of both blockbuster titles and lesser-known gems.
Shall we whet your appetite? Here’s a partial listing of the musicals that emerged in the 2000s that Brad might consider for inclusion in the show: 9 to 5, American Idiot, Avenue Q, Billy Elliot, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Caroline or Change, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray, Here Lies Love, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Little Women, Lord of the Rings, Mary Poppins, Memphis, Movin’ Out, Rock of Ages, Shrek, Sister Act, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, Tarzan, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Last Five Years, The Light in the Piazza, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tick, Tick… Boom!, Urinetown, White Christmas, Wicked, Xanadu, and Young Frankenstein!
Titanic the Musical – in Concert: Apr. 12 – 13, 2025
Epic and majestic, with moments of heartbreaking intimacy, Titanic captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams. Because of its extremely challenging technical requirements, this is a show that rarely (if ever) is mounted by community theatres. However, it has a soaring, gorgeous musical score that deserves to be heard. SBMT will mount the show in concert format with a massive orchestra and chorus for two nights only as a spring fundraiser event that is not to be missed.
Can we get audition notices.
I’m 15 and a Freshman
Yes, Sofie. To get on our audition notification list, send an email to auditions-list+subscribe@southbaymt.com (be sure to acknowledge the confirmation email to join), and you will be notified in advance with details about our upcoming shows, roles, and audition dates.